Agricultural workers, farmers, shepherds, cattle workers, ranchers, animal scientists, animal breeders, veterinarians | Orf, milker's nodules, tinea barbae dermatophyte infections, mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis, cutaneous larva migrans |
Athletes (wrestlers, surfers, swimmers, football, hockey and beach volleyball players, triatheletes) | Herpes gladiatorum, tinea corporis gladiatorum, impetigo, furunculosis, seabather's eruption, swimming pool granuloma (M. marinum), pseudomonas (“hot tub”) folliculitis, acne mechanica, cutanea larva migrans |
Butchers, meat handlers, abattoir workers138 | Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections, cutaneous anthrax, viral warts, erysipeloid, tularemia, brucellosis, leptospirosis |
Construction and other outdoor workers | Blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, arthropod bites |
Cooks, bakers, food handlers, dishwashers, cannery workers, bartenders, others doing wet work | Candidal intertrigo, paronychia, pseudomonas folliculitis |
Fish merchants and fishermen | Staphylococcal, streptococcal infections, erysipeloid, vibrio vulnificus, aeromonas hydrophilia |
Foresters, hunters | Tularemia, Lyme disease |
Gardeners | Sporotrichosis |
Hairdressers, manicurists | Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections |
Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, dentists, physician and dental assistants, respiratory therapists, paramedics) | Herpes simplex (herpetic whitlow), HIV infection, hepatitis, staphylococcal and streptococcal infections, candidiasis |
Laboratory workers | Brucellosis, tularemia, HIV infection, hepatitis, monkeypox |
Military personnel | Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections, dermatophyte infections, arthropod bites, leishmaniasis |
Pet shop workers, aquarium handlers, fish tank cleaners | Fish tank granuloma (Mycobacterium marinum), monkeypox |
Veterinarians | Cutaneous tuberculosis, cutaneous anthrax, brucellosis, tularemia, orf |